16 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Turkey’s Erdogan Goes Full-Dictator: Designates Journalists And Teachers As "Terrorists"; Arrests Lawyers
Turkey’s Erdogan Goes Full-Dictator: Designates Journalists And Teachers As "Terrorists"; Arrests Lawyers
“It is not only the person who pulls the trigger, but those who made that possible who should be defined as terrorists, regardless of their title,” Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan said on Monday, in an attempt to convince parliament to include journalists, politicians, academics, and activists under the country’s anti-extremism laws.
16 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Data coming up in this session 17 March
Data coming up in this session 17 March
Here’s your economic data calendar for today 17 March
Happy St. Patricks Day to all our Irish readers around the globe and millions of the world’s population who claim some sort of heritage once a year!
16 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Nike launches first mass-produced ‘self-lacing’ sneaker
Nike launches first mass-produced ‘self-lacing’ sneaker
Nike has launched the HyperAdapat 1.0, which it says is the first “self-lacing” mass-produced shoe of its kind.
16 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Futures Movers: Oil ramps up further after Fed decision, hopes for output curb
Futures Movers: Oil ramps up further after Fed decision, hopes for output curb
Easy-money policies by central banks tend to boost the attractiveness of riskier assets like commodities.
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16 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on BOJ’s Kuroda says Japan has not erased the deflationary mindset completely
BOJ’s Kuroda says Japan has not erased the deflationary mindset completely
BOJ governor speaking in parliament
– Japan is not in a state of deflation
– inflation expectations have shown weakness recently
– price trend is improving
– low oil price is big factor
Yes folks, it’s Mr K repeating himself again from his second residence.
16 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mr. Yen Called the Rally, Now Sees Gain Toward Intervention Zone
Mr. Yen Called the Rally, Now Sees Gain Toward Intervention Zone
Comments from Ex-MOF Eisuke Sakakibara, or Mr. yen as he is affectionately known
(These have been out a while, but getting re-runs now the yen has gained)
16 March, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Currencies: Dollar beat-down persists on Fed caution over interest-rate increases
Currencies: Dollar beat-down persists on Fed caution over interest-rate increases
The dollar’s moves followed overnight losses after the Federal Reserve injected more caution into its outlook for interest-rate increases for 2016.
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